Izumi Kawagoe, MD, PhD

Izumi Kawagoe, MD, PhD, is a Professor and Chair, in Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Juntendo University. Kawagoe earned her MD degree from National Kagawa University School of Medicine in 2000, and PhD degree from Juntendo University in 2008.

Kawagoe is a thoracic anesthesiologist, engaging more than 700 thoracic cases annually. Her research interests is related to thoracic anesthesia, which received Research Awards from Japan clinical anesthesia Society in 2016, and has acquired Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research of the Japanese Government since 2018 up to the present about immune suppression effect of anesthetics in thoracic surgery, resulting in the excellent award of Japanese Society of Anesthesiologist (JSA) in 2020. In her current position, Kawagoe is a vice president of the international Affair of JSA and president of the international Affair of JSCA. She serves as a Thoracic Subspeciality Committee Member of European Association of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia and Intensive Care, and a National Coordinator of PROTHOR (protective one lung ventilation) international research.